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NYT Daily • September 3, 2025
School within both Princeton and Carleton?
Answer:
ETON
Hint:
Think of a prestigious British boarding school known for its distinctive uniform and alumni like princes, which shares its name with a college at both Princeton and Carleton universities.
Explanation:
This clue plays on the idea of a "school" being hidden inside the names of two universities. "Princeton" contains "ETON" (PRINCETON) and "Carleton" also holds "ETON" (CARLETON), so the answer is the famous British boarding school Eton College. It’s a clever "hidden word" puzzle where the same answer fits inside both names.